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Presidential election ensued. The De mocrats nominated a candidate who a vowed himself in-favor of nondnterven tion in reference to the territories. On the other hand, the Whigs put forward a candidate who would natcommit him self on the question of slavery in the Territories. He was supported at the South, on the ground that he was a .slaveliolder, which was alleged to be a sufficient guaranty to the South that he w6uld veto the Wilmot Proviso; while at the North he was supported on the ground that he would not veto the Pro viso, because he had pledged himself against the use of the veto power; and moreover, as asserted by Abbott Law rence and Truman Smith,. had written private letters assuring them that lie would not veto that uicasure if it should pass Congress. Thus was a delilberate fraud perpetrated upon either the North or the South, and perpetrated, too, through the agency of a Southern Whig slaveholder, and countenanced by Southern Whigs. And this base game of treachery and double dealing is still on. Gen. TIylor has not yet made known the course vhich he will pursue in the event of the passage of the Wil. mot Proviso. His personal organ in this city, the Republic, refuses to an swer questions put to it with a view to ascertain what course. Gen. Taylor designs to pursue in relation to this agi tating question. And to this day it is not known whether or not Gen Tavlor will approve the Wilinot Proviso-lie and his followers hoping to extricate themselves from the infamous fraud and deception which they have practised upon the country by the accidents of the next twelve months, which they hope may introduce Califiiia as a sov. ereign State in the Uinion, and thus prevent the exposure of their shamlef Inachinations connected with the Chief Magistracy of this great and proud Re public. But even this is not all. Southern Whigs aided in nominating and electing Millard Fillmore to the office of Vice President, who is an avowed Abol t'on's , and is in favor not only of the Wilmot Proviso, but of the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and of the interdiction of the slave trade between the States. This is another undeniable and damning fact, going to show the treachery of Southern Whigs to South era interests. Many more might be named, such as the election by Southern votes of Robert C. Winthrop, a North ern Whig Abolitionist, to the Speaker's chair, and the appointment by Gen. Taylor of Messrs. Ewing and Collaier .to his Cabinet, two well known Aboli tionists and Wilmot Proviso men-the letter voting for every Abolitionist pro position while he was in Cngrcss, even Gott's resolution to abolish slavery in this District; and the removal by Geni. Taylor of Northern Democrats who have constantly and uniformly, in Con. .gress and out of it, voted for and sup ported the interests of the South. Such are the facts which in our minds conclusively convict Southern Whmigs of treachery to Southern interests. They cannot be denied because thev stand out in bold reliefunpon the record~s of Congress and the country. Nothiw, bat the most reckless mendacity will v'enture to deny that tent, nay six years ago, the great body of the Northierni Democrats stoodi firumly and fauithifully by the interests and rights of thme South while the Whtigs of the North wer~e then and have ever since i~een, the enemies of the South. None will deny that from that time until the present, South era WVhigs have been in political alliance with Northern Whigs in hutiing diown* and destroying Northern Democrats, who are the true friends of the South. Is it strange, then, that Northern Ije mocrats should become disheartened, and in the end disgusted with the blaelk ingratitude and treachery on the part of the Whigs of the South, and should change their course, and in self-defene take the same ground upon the s ubject of slavery which Northern WVhigrs have alwaiys taken, without incurringr the censure of-their allies of the South? We are not surpi ised that such has beeni the result. although we are deeply grievedl that Southernm inter-ests should be betrayed by Southern men, and Southernt rights struck down, by South ern hands. Now, what is the remied v? It is for the people of the &uth to hold Southern Whigs responsible for this criminal betrayal of bumherun interests. Let the traitors to Southern initerests lie called to account for the treason, which they have committed, by the pieople of tfro South, whom they hav'e deceiued, cajoled, and at last betrayed. Let the Whig leaders of the South be summon ed to the bar of the peop~le to answer for their treachery to the interests of the South. In this wvay can justice be Sdicated and the righ ts of the South ~srved. In this way can the unna tural and revolting alliance between the Whig loaders of the South and the Abolition Whigs of the North be broken up, and Southern rights vindicated and esatained.. And then the South can, 'wit.the utmost confidence, again claim the friendshin and sunport of Northern Democrats.NAt the approaching elec- r tions for Congress in the Southern States, let their patriotic and, ighten 8d people recollect these facts, a d dis oard the traitors from the public coun oils. From the IV. Y. T imes andl Messenger, July 15th. LIBERTY AND EQUALITY. These are high-sounding words, but words only in sonic parts of the world. In France they iean the right of the minority to gov ern-the right to claim any man's property lhe right to v:olate the constitution, and the right to establish a monarchy un ler the name of a republic. A ny meaning may be attached to those words in diflerent parts of the world. In tie United States they ican annoying one ses t-on ot the Union against another, and ex cat g a tictitious sympathy in favor of negro emia.nicipation to cover political objects of di vison The "liberty party," so called, of wh~ch Gerrit Smith is the leader, recently held a state convention at Syracuse, and among the resolutions adopted we find the following: Resolved, That instead of sending Bibles among the slaves, we had inlinitely better adopt the suggestion of the inemorabte hber ty party ailrress to the slaves, arid supply them with pocket compasses; and, moreover, 11 individual or private self-delence lie ever justifiable, and on their part ever expedient, with pocket pistols also-to the end that, by such helps, they may reach a land where the caln both own a Bible and learn to read it. The pistol im for the slave to shout his mas ter, ano the compass to guide the f ugitive to a p'ace where he can be sale against the provis ions of t he const itution. Then ihe ",ree soilers," another body of po. llical experimenalhsts, propose a union of the democracy, based upon a recognition of the abolition doctrine. Now and then at edi tor, filled to the brin with patriotism and hu nianity, utters a lorg homify in favor of our "glruiois Union," which is in danger from southern nulifiers, though probably that edi tor is a lineal descendant froni the Ilartiord coniventwnmsts or Essex junta mien; and, to cap the climax, there is Old Bullion running about the country, crazy to be elected again to the Senate, and preaching in favor of the Wilnot proviso to one batch of politicians, and turning it into ridicule to gratify another class. Here is a beautiful picture of our country for the ti ue friends of iberty to coil tetnplate aiid dwell upon when the model re public is referred to. The unhappy south which has had slavery fastened upon it by northern importations from Africa, and north ern cupidity in cartying; on the traflic-goaded almost to madness, first by the machinations and intrigues of England, then by northern fanatics, and now by unprincipled p:oliticians, oil this very slave question, says-"Let us alone. If slavery is an evil, it falls upon us, not on you. We are the only true friends of emancipation, for willingly would we get rid of our slave: if it could be done with safety; but we will not allow our rights-secured by the compromises of the confederation-to be violated. Our attachment to the Union is ar dent and sincere-our liberties were ceinen ted by the blood and patriotism of our revolu tionary fathers; but we cannot be imade slaves in the country which we assisted to make free, we cannot remain as states in the Union, to be trampled upon by other states in the confederacy." "Do you hear the nullifiers!" says Old Bullion; "they threaten!" "Mark the traitors!" say the abolitionists; the% threa ten to dissolve our glorqus Union." , "Let's unite," say the free soilers, "in preventing the extension of slavery"-mcaning to unite against the political powver of the south. Eng landi quietly looks on and says to herself "The model reputblic is caving in. Old Lord Chiutataii was ill error in supposing that moen could govern uinder the largest liberty. Th'le chain will yet snap, Washijngton and Jeller son's theory wtas beautiful on papler, but 'it never can survive a single century. Theli New England states, wich originated the rebellion against England will return to hecr original loyalty, and we will reduce the south to submission and lay waste her cotton fields anid rising factories. They must look to us tor supphles hereafter.' So that fromt abroad as well as at homie, from foreign gold anid cor rulpt politicians in thne land--the country of WVashiiigion, Jefferson, and of P'atrick Henry -the Moultries, l'ink~neys and Marions-the I~OW ndes, Cal hounos, Crawfords, M acons and M:iguiis, is to he driven ofY fron the re liubble of their own forination, in part, by the oplen violat10it of thne federative coimnpaic, un.. dter the lictitious pretence of being friendly to emiianiipaftioni. Th'le worst feature in the wvhole of this miovemnent consists mn thne deception practiced upoti the people. Politicians w~ho were in.. debted to the sothi for thirty y'ears of office, and w~ho were adways devtoted followvers of the slave states,hlaviing obtained all that could be hiad of power, are now trying whait capital is to be miade biy taking sides angansat lie south; andl the people, honestly oppose~d to 1ho extension of slavery, are excited on the sub ject by the false and imalicious appeal of lea ders. 'The north is gradually and perceptibly confederating agamist thne south on this qlues. tion, and while tney' play oit this evident card of distumoni, they charge the south with dis unliiam projects a they hold a meeting in de lence ot t heir rights. 'lhings are assumiing a serious aspect on is qtuestion Vargium is tinited to a moan; NorthI Carolina, a qjuiet state, bein~is to be mioved on this quest ionu; South Carolitia has but a single voice; Georgia will not seperate romj thle sou thI; andl when all honorable efyorts arme exha usted to save thle Uniion, t he tiurth will a wake to its danulger, and thne biow, though late, wtill fall hieavi ly on the conspirators. There is however, in the yeomianry of' the niorthn, no disoosition to cotuntetnanice these fanatical attac ks on the soth. T1hey have yet to move on the subject, and wheni they raise their arm against these coimbiined aboli tion andt free soil imovemenits, "Tferrible wvill it fall on crushed rebellioin." Ptcsttc Wouiis 0or PEYxsyvta IFiomi a cotmparative statemenit of receipts of ennal and railroad tolls on Iho State WVorks this y'ear and( Itast, it appears that he aggregate aimomnt of' tolls collected to lhe 1st July, 1818 was $734,001 52, and ip the 1st .1 uly, 18409, they amounted to li789,370 '19. showing ain incease in the resent year, over the last, of $65,368 00. Last year thme gross amotunt receivedl to lie 1st of Decemnber, was $1,553, 344. If lie receipts of the remaining part of theI iresenit years wvould only equal those of I at yea r, the gross amount of the year I will be 81.618, 712 00, fHI SU1TER BANNER: Sumnterville,. 0. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1849. SNoal), Jun., .fbitor, TRAVELLING AGENT. VlRev. FREDERCx Rusn, is a travelling %gent for this paper, and is authorized to re. :eive subscriptions and receipt for the same. AGENTS FOR THE BANNER. %Iessrs. WHITE, & Co. Sunterville, S. C. T. W. PEGnUEs, Esq., Camden, S. C. 0- All communications intended for the BAsrit. must be directed Post Paid to the )resent Einron. Cotton. Charleston.-Prices from 7 3-4 tc 10 cents per pound. Track washed Away. 300 yards of the track of the S. C, Rail Road a few miles below Columbia was washed away on Monday, prevent. ing all communication per Rail Road with Columbia. O:r The transactions of the meeting al Piedmont Church should be read by every man. not that they differ in principle from those already published, but because they exhibit the universal unanimity of opinion ex. isting throughout the whole State. The Report is a clear and manly statement of the position of the Union, the South in particu. lar, and the peculiar independent spirit breath. ing throughout the whole document is wel worthy of imitation. Read it-.ponder ovei it-weigh it well in your mind-it needs n further counnent. Whio has Betrayed the Soxith. A very able leading article from the Wash. ington Union of the 8th inst. will be founi in another column, which peculiarly com. mends itself to the consideration of the South and at this crisis, should be read and circula. ted far and wide. It charges the betrayal oJ the South on Southern whigs, and establish. es the charge beyond the possibility of doub or denial. A great change, the Union con. tends, has taken place in the free-states, rel. ative to the political action of those states lunong the masses on the subject of slavery and abolition, once in a contemptible minorit and treated with insignificance and neglect is now assuming a most formidable appear, ance, and united action, not only out but it Congress. The South, which in Congress, could sustain its constitutional rights and present an unbroken front in the councils o Lhe nation, now finds enlisted against her th< ald, firm Democratic friends which were al. ways found at her side, and through the fidel, ity of those firm friends, the approach of po. litical fanaticism had always been arrested. 'The Union contends, that it is only attributa. [ble to our course, tiz: "the alliance of S'outh. :rn whtigs wcith NVorthern whligs., fur wh ic) he whtig leaders of the h'ouh are u/one respon. sible;" and the charge is sustained by a maul, titude of facts and votes in Congress, leav in' niot a loop to hang a doubt upon; Southerm whigs, exulted with Northern whtigs, upot every victory obtained over the South ii Congress, and even C.AvToNS comlpromisc bill, which every Northern whig voted agains which Northern Democrats voted for, was de. reated by theo votes of eight Soutliern wvhigs, including Stephens of Georgia and P'endle. ton of Virginia. The Union has hit the right ntail on the head; it is what we have Ion1 known and often said:--the South has beet betrayed by Southern whigs, and the South by its balancc-of-powcr vote, has assisted tt elect a President who has renmoved evers friend of the South fronm office. We musi be true to ourselves, or our friends w~ill not be true to us:--our reform should cammence at home, and every true friend of the South should buckle on his armor, repair to the olls at the ensuing elections, and warn the tteople against. electing enemics to Congress i the gnl ise of friends. This alone is our *hid and political guide. W~hen Southern whigs are defeated in their elections, thec North will know where to find us. FATHnER MATTHIEw.-The advent of tizi vorthy disciple of T1emperaince in New Y'ork tas been quite a triumph to the cause. Hec tas bteen received with open arms by all clas. 1es, and has mildly and wvith good sense and Jiscretion so managed and conducted haimself is to miake friends for himiself anid proslytes 'or thme cause in every' direction. It is credit. tible to the piriniciples of the pleI, aitd thec sober secontd thought of many, that they tave so warmly weclcomed this worthy Mis. ionary who hats so long labored for the good fthle great famtily of mnankind. The 'tmni ~ipal authtorities of the twin sisters New~ ~ork antd Brooklyn have ntobly endorsed the ~reat and good miission of the worthy F~athter. Ic has comtamenced adutinistering the piledge mud over 2000 had in one day eimbraced it. THm EmsG OF THlE RAIN-KIxG.--The ad. tent of F~ather Matthew, and~ the prevalence f the rainy seasonm seemt to b~e the ontly topics if conversation and th'e ONE beintg so nearly dentified with the other, they are menttiontel is ifin co-ptartnershuip. We have everythiung o dIread from thtis wveather-sickness and oss of crop--for since our last issue weo have ad a successioni of rainy, imurkey days. TIhiat his weather is the herald of tihe plague, chol.. -ra, cannot he doubted, bttt, we have every >elef that the District may pass unscathed itt for fevers, wve can give not the slightest wig of hope, trutsting however, they may be co "great shakes." .. - UiuIPa'u R.aepy. r his, we trust every men wil h1d1tnihs6 f.tate ha read the- . terl , 1 Mir. OA4geUi agai ev ; at.sof tile asail of. Iiie dri The ciAlm, p. hel. ing an. i ni IAtingivepong; hist&f nd truth, which are used throughout the let. ter crush, beyond. hope- 6f restoration; the assertions and mad theories of Benton, and, qltho, theforce of FOOT is wanting, yet, the 'whole tenor is quiet and imper. sonal, being diredted usore towards the ienator tha'n the man. Copious indeed were Gen. Foote's authorities, but still more so are hi, Calhoun's, evincing the immense research and labor attending the publication of a letter fully equal to take a position at the side of hi* Southern Address. Mr. Calhoun's reply'Is of some length-so great a length thdt it is with regret we are unable to publish it entire, for such an important appeal looses weight on the public mind dosed out in weekly in. stalments. As we cannot publish all, we have endeavored to render a correct synopsis, as follows. Mr. C. states in the commencement his entire indifference to any of Mr. Ben. ton personal attacks, as he has long re garded him in a difTerent light than that with which Mr. B. has regarded him, in conceiving Mr. C. is continually engaged in some scheme to put him down, whereas ie never for a moment thought of raising him to the level of a competitor; but his attack was a blow aimed equally at him self and the Southern people, to aid his abolition friends and paralize the efforts of those true to the cause he has abandon. ed, such is the reason of his reply. Mr. C. quotes his resolutions df 19th Februa ry 1847, against which Benton opened his battery by charging that they were introduced for the purpose of disunion, and in a few paragraphs lie completely refutes the charge, proving them to refer only to the assertion of fundamental pro positions which have not and cannot be denied. The assumptions of Mr. Benton that such was the motive, that they are the prototype of the Missouri re solutions, that the difference between them is only the disunion aim of Air. C's reso lutions, that they are identical with the Accommac resolutions, and Mr. B's. own opposition to the only compromise, (M r. Clnyton's Bill) that had any chance ofpassing Congress, are commented upon with severity. His still more frivolous and audacious assumption that Mr. Cal. houn was the author of the Proviso, and its identity with the Missouri compromise are as easily set aside and proved an.. founded. AMr. Benton's charge that M r. C. while a member of Mr. MUNROE's Cabj. inet adJmitted the conastitutionalitv of the compromise, is also falsifieud, M r. C. shows thle uatter uin.-eiability of Mr. Ilentona's proofs. Mr. C recapitulates the action of Conigress, and his own and Mr. B's course respectively on the difTerent questions that have arisen in Congress involving the rights of the slaveholding states, their rcs. petive positions on the Floridat treaty and Texas annexation and the Indian claims and settlements. The Comnet, Ecomium, Enterprise and Creole cases are also ex plainecd and Mr. Benton's assertions dis proveda by facts on record. A fler dispo. sing of Mr. Denton's fallacies, he then assails himt in his position of renegade In a style evincing the most conlsummate abil. ity, and proves that his alliance is worth as little as his opposition. In conclusion Mr. Calhoun exposes the quasi pat riotisml of those plretended lov. ers of the Union who are now endeavor. i ng to prevent the consolidation of the South for Soutl.ern rights, lHe says in reference to the attacks on the South, that "the South has been on the defensive throughout, and borne indignities and en. croachments on its rights and safety with a patience unlexampjled, and yet she is charged with disunion, and the North lauded as its advocate. WVe must learn to disregard such unfotunded and unjust charges, and manfully do our duty, to save both the Union and ourselves, if it can he done consistently with our equali ty and our safety; and it not, to save our. selves at all events. In doing so we should but follow the example of our WVashiington in the great struggle, which severed tile union between the colonies and the mnother country.'' A pregnant illus tration which wye trust will benefit both friends anld foes. Wn are conscious that wve have not done any thing likcejustice to this important doc umlent in our brief abstract, and we would urge every man to study well the re nmarks of a champion, the world might be prmoudn of. iT Mr. Reyburn, Mr. WVyckoff, Mr. Og den and Dr. Brainard, eminent citizens of N. York, have fallen victims to thte prevailng ep idemic. Russia. de6 ongrss of Vienna in 1815 Rus sia, with the ption of her troubles "-it flan e comparatively uiet, ma k nal improvements and building rail hEBlack sea to make the conques of i' ai more certain. Butitssia 41 her-alliance with Austria, and wir 'with Hun gary, is about to play a new part and plap herself in the same position in Europe tha France did under Napoleon, If Hungary I put down the next movement will be on th Germanic Union, the war between Russi and Denmark, the pacification of Italy anc finally, an interference with France and he republic. Can Russia play such a card witl her Cossack power? We are perfectly awar sie cannot and her strength, although gi, gantic, is as much required to keep he owi dominions quiet as it would be to regulate th4 affairs of Europe. Russia in Europe posses ses a surface of 90,117 square miles, with i population of 54,000,000 of souls. Poland ii 2,320 square miles with 4,850,000 popula tion, and the Grand Duchy of Finland 6,84 square mi!es and 1, 547,702 inhabitants. From her gold mines in 1840 she obtaineq 1,677poods of gold, (a pood is 40 lbs,) ani 1,190poods of silver, her national debt ii about 200,000,000 of dollars, besides a float ing debt of paper assignats of 100,000,00( more and she is now taking up additiona loans for the war. Russia in defending he territories is by numerical force and climatA the most powerful nation on earth, but whet she crosses her territories to become the at tacking power, and spread herself over tbf surface of Europe, she will become thi weakest. Russia has not more than 500,00( men in arms, considered efficient, well dis oiplined and experienced, her soldiers an obedient hardy and brave, but more brave ir defending Russia than in attacking foraigi p.wers. Hi wing mapped out a considerabk plan of operations in Europe we shall se( whether the decendents of Peter the Grea and Catharine are able to sustain their ancien name and prowess. The Roinan Republic. Great sympathy is every where fel and expressed throughout this country fo the brave Romans, together with the de testation ofthe treachery exhibited toward then by the pretended French Republic The men who have been elected to sus tain the Republic of Rome have taker all their measures wisely ; all their doc uments breathe a mild and pure love o Liberty. They only desire a representa tive government, they have never interfer ed with the ecclesiastical rights of thi Pope, and they have defended the eterna city with a bravery which every wher( excites admiration. We cannot expec that they can save the city from the at tacksof a large French army, backed b) the Austrians and Neopolitans-the lat est foreign intelligence states that the ar my have affected a lodgment within it: walls. The Pope may yet be restorer to theVatican, but it will be effected over the prostrate J~dies of his people, bu he cannot remain an hour in safety un les's supported by foreign bayonets and h< will be compelled to yield many points ti the people. The French governmen having betrayed Italy, arid free.goverri menits every wvhere, has only to consu mate its treachery by reviving monarch: anid repealing its constitution. It ha been observed of late that no mention i mrade of the United States, its institutions laws and republican government, our ex amlel is niot quoted. England, it is said approves all that France has done, bu the English deny that they sanction o: approve the attacks on Rome. None bu despots approve of such measures. The prospects for free and liberal principle in Europe are but gloomy, but the peopli have left their mark and under an) change their condition must be bettered. ANNExATrON OF CANADA.-Gen. Scot has wvritten a letter in favor of annexing Canada to the United States, providedi can be done by and with the consent o Great Britain, and instances the naviga lion of the St. Lawrence as one of thi benefits. Cannot wve keep these Military candidates for the Presidency within thn strict line of their duty to the public sers vice ? We have rno right to interfere ii this family quarrel betwveen Great Brit aini and one of her colonies, nor do wem cotirt a war with any power to make po litical capital for any aspirant for the nex Presidency. How violent all these Wii gentlemen weore at the annexation of'Tex as, arid yet how willing they are thrat Un cde Sam should take Canada under hi~ fostering wving ! POPULAR MUsJc for the last fifteen dayr -"I'm afioat,-Thre days of Noah,-Wher the Rain-drop glistens,-Merry may th< Boat row,-A life on the Ocean Wave-Trhc Bonnie boat-The Sea-Merrily over the water,-etc etc-Keeping up with the dilu. vian spirit of the times. DESTRUCTIVE FIRrE.-The city of Maucl: Chunk, Pa, wvas nearly destroyed by fire or the 15th inst, #150,000 worth of property was cnsunrnr. LLrmOgW V,-JULY, 10th 1849. - ; i ie ocerured in this i ood s ce of which I thtpbish *:advised. There -an Aboition agen disemination of t Icenditry pubiica i ether -a local or avelihdetermine, amongst . Tlie ta U 11ese: on Sunday even. ' ing lost after an absence of jo days and D nights I returned home-andI4 ha t my wife a suspiciouslooki id ich I came very nearly comypitting to es without breaking the al, but u ri found it had been forwarded tg. ' Mr. Windham by Mr. Elia B , a ,gentleman whom I knew hi:1i07 being r made an instrument or vehie , i4. veyance ofay scurrilous or di re. I opened it, and found a pritbted do Itientever 3 the signature of "A True Carolinian" which proposes a deliberate scheme of abolishibg - slavery in South Carolina and openly aWws its purpose to be "Inade up an mane in tii State Elections" onthat grounds 4arly the next (Monday) morning Irode down to Mr. Spencers and obtained from him' theifollow. ing statement as to where this docitnent emanated. Hesays "early on theMorniWg of the 4th instant I came to my sto door and found in my piazza a letter addriised to - Capt. J. D. Ashmore, Middle Salem,BSmter District," which struck me immediately as a suspicious matter. On Friday foll6wmg I sent the same to Capt. A-on Mondayniorn ing he came to my house with the same let. ter and showed it to me containing an Aboli. tion document signed "A True --Carolinian,' I know not how the said paper canie in.-the Piazza of my store. It was not therd late the evening before, and was placed -there- during and under cover of the. nght'_I;saF neitber the evening before nor that .morning any stranger passing nor neither do I remember any person being at my store who cotAdpos sibly have designedly dropped such a docu ment." . -.. I have been thus particular Mr. Ediotor iii detailing the facts that our citizens may be aware that there is an incendiary ant in our midst. The mail was not resor to in this i instance but the document was deposited by hand under the shades of night in the house or piazza of one of my neighbours. If this be a travelling agent as I am very much dis posed to doubt, as no trace can be hadof any stranger passing through our neighb6dihood this publication may place other citixens on their guard and may lead to detection., Rev. Thomas . English, informed me that. he had a few days since received the same document, but I think he said his came through the mail, as already stated the mail was not'used in my case which proves the fact at once that the agent is or has been amongst us. You are at liberty to use this as you may deem will best suit the public interest. Veiry Respectfully Yours. J. D. ASHMORE. ANoTEa FLORIDA Waa.-The Semi noles have again become hostile, committing depredations on Indian River South Florida. They made an attack, in the early part of last week, on the settlements on Indian River, in St. Lucie county, and commenced plun dering the houses and firing on the settlers. The Indians, were in considerable numbers, so much so that defence by the whites was entirely impossible. One person, a Mr. Ba ker, was killed and horrible mutilated. Ma jor Win. F. Russell, Deputy Collector, at Indian River, was shot in the arm. I .family, it is feared, have fallen into the htinds of the Indiana they have since been 'mis sing. A numb r of other persons, mostliy fe males, are also missing. The settlers wvere obliged to leave -their places and take to the river, and comup. coast outside. Some twecnty men, women and children at St. Augustine, and report oth > era oni their way. Nothing but their ex t termination, will ever rendered )lorida~a flourishing state. GP.ORGIA.-GOV. Towns was unani.. mously nominated for re.election by~ the Democratic Convention which assembled at Milledgeville. COL. JACK HTavs.--There is a para. graph going the rounds of the Northei papers, announcing the death at San. tonio, on the 1st ult, of the Trexan hero, wvho is stated to have fallen a victim to cholera. It is entirely unfounded. -N. 0. Picayune, July 4. The efforts of Father Mathew in Brooklyn have been blessed with greM sucCess. The following are the num bers enrolled by him in the vanguard of Sobriety: On Thursday, 1,000; Frday 1,250; Saturday, 1,100; Sunday, "2, 700; Monday, 1,500--making a total of 7,550. Another Cotton Factory.--We learn from the Atlanta Intelligencer, that a company has been organized at Greerns boro' under the name of "The Greens boro' Manufacturing Company,'" with a capital of $60,000--$48,000 has re-. solved to take uip the remaining $12 000, themselves, if not taken by oth rm, They are about to erect a cotton fadti~ to be worked by steam." CHOLERA SPECIFIC--IMPOUTANT CON REcTION.-A ge.nleman residing iri Ken, tucky wvrites to us as follows conoedrring a Recipe for Cholera which lately ap peared in our colurm DEAR SIRS: I observe in the Intelhie. cer of'June 29, a "cure for cholera," vis. Liaudanum Spta camphor each 2 ounces. TicueCayenne Pepper 2 drachms, Tincture Ginger 1 once. Essence Peppermint 2 ounces&. Hloffma n's Anodyne 2 oun * s Mix all together; dose, table spoo it for an adult. This is a good prescription, buti wna a sad omission not to metion it was all to be put into m. quart of Prenchi Br'andy. This would give about twenty dros o[, landanm1t:c tood..,